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Placed: 04.02.2019 10:55:23

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Turkey have visited Istanbul Park

The meeting of Ukrainian-Turkish Joint Strategic Planning Group was held in Odessa

The 7th meeting of the Ukrainian-Turkish Joint Strategic Planning Group on the results of interaction in 2018 and priorities for 2019 was held on February 1, 2019 in Odessa. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

In the framework of the program, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Turkey, together with the mayor of Odessa Gennadiy Trukhanov have visited Istanbul Park.

The park received its name in 2012 as a sign of the development of sister city relations and in honor of the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the signing the relevant agreement.

“I am very pleased that our meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey began with a visit to Istanbul Park, a symbol of friendship between our countries in the center of Odessa,” said Pavlo Klimkin.

In 2016, the Turkish side decided to conduct a comprehensive improvement of the green zone in the center of Odessa. The works were carried out with participation and for the funds of the Istanbul municipality with the full assistance of the structural units of Odessa City Council.

The Istanbul Park was opened on the days of celebration the 20th anniversary of sister-city relations in May 2017, and became one of the favorite places of rest for citizens of Odessa and guests of the city.

“For Odessa, the Istanbul Park is a significant project implemented within the framework of the development of diplomatic ties with Turkey. And this project laid the foundation for the initiative of friendly countries to create their so-called “green representations” in Odessa. We have far-reaching plans for the development of relations with our sister city. In particular, today we have set ourselves the task of organizing a passenger ferry service between Odessa and Istanbul, ”said Gennadiy Trukhanov.